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U.S. officials say the U.S. will send 200 more troops and a number of Apache helicopters to Iraq to assist in the fight against the Islamic State group. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the new forces will largely be used to advise...

The United States will send 560 more troops to Iraq to help establish a newly retaken air base as a staging hub for the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday on...

U.S. and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move forward in the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter...

The U.S. military presence in Iraq continues to expand. On Monday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced 560 more troops would be deployed to assist in the coalition effort to retake Mosul as part of its sustained push to expel ISI...